So fucking cool. According to a bunch of dead heads this was one of the best performances of this song they ever heard
The part at 13:30 is so sick. Things really start to heat up around the 12 minute mark. Glad he was able to hold his own
Nah I'd like to sometime but I'm unemployed this summer so I've already done what I'm gonna do. Next year maybe
Know that feeling. Went way beyond my means on summer tour when I was unemployed in 2015, ha. Thankfully that was an all time year and tour for Phish so it all worked out. Got 2 Camden, 2 Merriweather and 8 sets at Curveball this summer, very stoked. Couldn’t make D&C Citi this year but spun the Saturday show—good stuff.
Grabbed a used copy of Europe '72 on vinyl today. Open it up and how about this: the previous owner left the New York Times clipping from the day Jerry Garcia died in there.
Grateful Dead Live at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on 1985-06-27 : Free Borrow & Streaming : Internet Archive "there's 50 thousand people waiting for you to get back in your seat man"
https://uproxx.com/music/john-mayer-dead-and-company-jam-band-reinvention/2/ "But you can also hear Mayer molding his bandmates — even as his playing has gotten looser, the veteran Dead guys have sounded a little more polished and professional." Band is great but uh...don't know how anyone could call this more polished than the Dead
I've got American Beauty on my record player and the lyric "A box of rain will ease the pain / And love will see you through" came on as I saw this photo for the first time. A simultaneous feeling of optimism and hope mixed with the crushing weight of the cancellation. Sigh...
Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: The Complete Recordings Boxed Set | Grateful Dead @Jason Tate if you buy me this i'll write 10,000 words about it for you
Max Creek Live at The Agora Ballroom on 1987-05-15 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Part of a new interview with Jerry just released from the Long Strange Trip bonus features. Cool to hear his perspective on Woodstock and Altamont.